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Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2012 9:45 am5014d ago
Maybe you saw today’s front-page item on the city’s effort to create a “West Village” neighborhood by redeveloping the flooded …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2012 9:16 am5014d ago
I didn’t see it coming, I guess. Not sure any parent really does. But my daughter, Tess, has gone woodwind …
Staff Columnists May. 30, 2012 2:46 pm5015d ago
Westdale Mall needs a lifestyle change, according to University of Iowa bidness students. And not a small change, like switching …
Staff Columnists May. 29, 2012 4:03 pm5016d ago
So First Christian Church was demolished today. I wrote about the saga a couple of Sundays ago, which I thought …
Staff Columnists May. 29, 2012 1:33 pm5016d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad dropped a bunch of bill signings and vetoes on the doorstep of the holiday weekend, when I …
Staff Columnists May. 25, 2012 5:05 am5020d ago
We’re planning to spend some of the Memorial Day weekend in my wife’s native Southern Illinois. It’s possible we may, …
Staff Columnists May. 24, 2012 5:05 am5021d ago
It’s likely too soon to expect folks living around Polk Elementary to completely bury the hatchet after the school-closing saga. …
Staff Columnists May. 22, 2012 10:21 am5023d ago
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley says we need to amend the Constitution to make Congress fiscally responsible. He took to our …
Staff Columnists May. 20, 2012 5:05 am5025d ago
Without a miracle, First Christian Church is seeing its last Sunday morning. The nearly 100-year-old church at 840 Third Ave. …
Staff Columnists May. 17, 2012 5:01 am5028d ago
Years ago, Waylon and Willie strongly urged mamas to not let their babies grow up to be cowboys. If I …
Staff Columnists May. 14, 2012 10:14 am5031d ago
Before the 2012 Iowa Legislature’s session ended last week, lawmakers approved far-reaching, landmark legislation allowing bars and restaurants to create …
Staff Columnists May. 10, 2012 10:18 am5035d ago
My scribbling on the president’s I do to gay marriage prompted a few dissents. One reader suggests I switch sides: …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2012 3:09 pm5036d ago
So, welcome to the fight, Mr. President: “I have to tell you that over the course of several years as …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2012 1:08 pm5036d ago
It seems education “reform” is on its way to the governor. So, can we call this a good first step? Rep. Cecil …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2012 9:18 am5036d ago
The full history of the “pink slime” saga has yet to be written, but already, it’s being revised. In the …


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